I got my pillars installed with help from ya'll in my previous thread. Thanks so much! They came out perfect. I used the original formula JB Weld, and they're solid as a rock. Tang is floated to a business card test.
Next step is to do the bedding. I have a question on this: how do I prevent the goop from getting into the screw holes and locking things up? In theory, the goop will stop at the top of the pillars, but if it doesn't, I'm screwed. Per Stangfish's advice, I did not "groove" the top of the pillars, I left them square to the action. Won't that cause a tiny gap for the goop to go into? I already plan on coating the screws with Kiwi, but I'm still nervous about it.